Dubai Day 7: Dubai city tour.

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We got up relatively early this morning so that we could get downtown for the pickup for our Dubai city tour. The entire thing was pretty much a farce, as we weren't given a specific pick up location, we did not know how much it cost, the guy didn't know what the coupon code was, etc. However, the bus was mostly empty and I ended up staying on the bus for some of the drop offs so that Elsy (and I) could sleep. Now, some of those stops were farces as well: 20 minutes at a museum (which was really the only thing of value for this tour), 5 minutes to take a picture of a mosque, 15 minutes at a beach, 15 minutes for a bathroom break where they were selling wares, and 5 minutes at a parking lot next to a mall.

Me and Elsy on the beach in front of Burj Al Arab Jumeirah.

Ah well, we did end up taking the metro back to the villa - which gave us quite a nice view of the city. Perhaps the best (and cheapest) tour yet!

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